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Hands in the Hair

2005 · 101 min

A quiet, tender drama about small routines and the ache of wanting more, unfolding with gentle patience and emotional honesty.

Directed by
Jiang Cheng
Genres
Drama
Overview
For 10 years, Ani, a young wife and mother, has sported the same hair style. She has a humdrum life and a platonic relationship with young Mr. Ahua, her hairdresser. She leaves home after he loses his job. There is love and new beginnings.
How it feels
Melancholic, romantic, earnest and warm. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About
Love, identity, isolation, betrayal
Content
Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
Note
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Directed by
Jiang Cheng
Genres
Drama
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How it feels

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Full breakdown
Tone
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance6
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Jiang Cheng
Written by
Jiang Cheng, Zhang Xian
Starring
Rosamund Kwan Chi-Lam, Wallace Huo, Francis Ng Chun-yu, Mo Wing-Ming
Cinematography
Lu Yuqing
Runtime
101 min
Country
China, Hong Kong
Languages
Cantonese, Mandarin

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